Blind level
Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400

Flight A

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/9/2025, 1:53:07 PM

Jacobs Puts The Squeeze On Watanabe

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Benjamin Kim Jacobs

Benjamin Jacobs and Hajime Watanabe were staring at a flop of 8 9 K with a whopping 36,000 beside it.


Jacobs checked to Watanabe, who counted off 8,500 and pushed it in the middle. Jacobs took a moment before shoving all-in, putting Watanabe at risk.


Watanabe took a moment to think before finally folding his hand.

PlayerChips
BK
Benjamin Kim JacobsUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
158,000(132 BB)
18,000(15 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/9/2025, 12:37:46 PM

Jacobs Eliminates Himathongkom

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

We join the hand as action is folded to the button.


Hajime Watanabe opened for 2,500. Table chip leader Benjamin Jacobs in the small blind three-bet 8,000. Short stacked Pongsapak Himathongkom, thought for a moment then shoved all-in for 38,000 risking his tournament life from the big blind and forcing Watanabe to fold his hand. Jacobs easily called.


Pongsapak Himathongkom: J J


Benjamin Jacobs: A Q


The dealer unfurled K 3 Q giving Jacobs a pair of queens, beating Himathongkom’s Jacks.


With very few outs, Himathongkom watched the dealer complete the board with a 5 turn and a 4 river which didn’t help his hand at all.

He left the table disheartened while Jacob added more chips to his massive stack.

PlayerChips
BK
Benjamin Kim JacobsUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
155,000(155 BB)
35,000(35 BB)
PH
Pongsapak HimathongkomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
busted